Analyst calls: Kohl's upgraded

Potash is downgraded to 'neutral,' while Agrium is upgraded to 'buy.'

By MSN Money Partner Sep 12, 2012 12:22PM
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Wednesday's noteworthy upgrades include:  
  • Agrium (AGU) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
  • Kinder Morgan (KMI) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at BofA/Merrill
  • Kohl's (KSS) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank
  • Rogers Communications (RCI) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill
Wednesday's noteworthy downgrades include:  
  • Amgen (AMGN) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at RW Baird
  • Automatic Data Processing (ADP) downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies
  • Exelon (EXC) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at UBS
  • Finish Line (FINL) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at Sterne Agee
  • Paychex (PAYX) downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies
  • Potash (POT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup
Wednesday's noteworthy initiations include: 
  • Dollar General (DG) initiated with an Overweight at Piper Jaffray
  • LivePerson (LPSN) initiated with a Buy at Benchmark Co
  • MasterCard (MA) initiated with an Outperform at Pacific Crest
  • Sohu.com (SOHU) initiated with a Buy at Citigroup
  • Visa (V) initiated with an Outperform at Pacific Crest
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